Preservation of Minority Heritage and Pilgrimage Sites
Preservation of Minority Heritage and Pilgrimage Sites
There are 3685 centrally protected monuments/sites under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the country including minority heritage sites, places of worships and pilgrimage sites. Conservation and preservation of these monuments/sites is a regular process and is taken up as per the requirement and availability of resources subject to the guidelines of National Policy for Conservation, 2014. Details of the funds allocated and expenditure incurred on conservation, preservation and development of these monuments/sites are given at Annexure-I.
ASI undertakes preservation, restoration & promotions of centrally protected monuments from funds allocated by the Government of India.
Annexure-I
Details of funds allocated & expenditure incurred for conservation, preservation and development of centrally protected monuments/sites
(Amount Rs. in Crore)
Sl.
No.
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
Allocation
Expenditure
Allocation
Expenditure
Allocation
Expenditure
Allocation
Expenditure
Allocation
Expenditure
1.
Uttar Pradesh
Agra
13.00
12.96
19.35
19.35
21.27
21.15
23.52
23.52
9.50
9.48
Jhansi
1.00
1.00
4.15
4.15
7.00
7.00
5.82
5.82
4.30
4.30
Lucknow
3.88
3.88
10.44
10.44
19.03
19.03
16.93
16.93
5.51
5.51
Sarnath
4.38
4.38
5.50
5.50
10.15
10.15
11.32
11.32
4.32
4.32
Meerut
0.00
0.00
2.80
2.80
6.20
6.20
7.95
7.95
5.20
4.72
2.
Maharashtra
Aurangabad
3.16
3.16
8.00
7.99
18.70
18.70
26.80
26.80
5.20
5.16
Mumbai
11.00
11.00
12.00
12.00
15.35
15.35
15.56
15.56
12.58
12.56
Nagpur
4.00
4.00
4.50
4.50
5.00
4.99
10.18
10.18
6.80
6.80
3.
Karnataka
Bangalore
5.27
5.27
9.75
9.75
19.85
19.85
17.34
17.34
5.05
5.05
Hampi
9.10
9.10
8.00
8.00
10.00
10.00
12.25
12.25
3.80
3.71
Dharwad
6.40
6.40
7.32
7.32
10.08
10.08
9.57
9.57
5.42
5.42
4.
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
14.90
14.90
17.22
17.22
7.40
7.40
Jabalpur
3.50
3.50
4.75
4.75
8.00
8.00
9.27
9.27
4.50
4.49
5.
Odisha
Bhubaneswar
/Puri
3.63
3.63
8.23
8.23
13.18
13.17
12.29
12.29
8.50
7.74
6.
West Bengal
Kolkata
6.03
6.02
7.67
7.57
10.16
10.16
9.10
9.10
3.95
3.92
7.
West Bengal,
Sikkim
Raiganj
1.35
1.35
5.00
5.00
7.00
7.00
8.00
8.00
3.80
3.80
8.
Tamil Nadu,
Puducherry
Chennai
5.25
5.25
8.00
8.00
11.45
11.45
12.95
12.95
9.25
9.24
Trichy
2.00
2.00
4.00
4.0
8.50
8.50
9.55
9.55
3.40
3.40
9.
Punjab
Chandigarh
0.80
0.80
1.50
1.50
6.53
6.53
11.00
11.00
5.65
5.65
Haryana
10
Himachal
Pradesh
Shimla
1.25
1.25
1.15
1.15
8.90
8.90
5.00
5.00
2.00
2.00
11.
Delhi
(NCT)
Delhi
20.82
20.82
19.10
19.08
30.50
30.35
36.14
36.14
17.85
16.53
Delhi Mini Circle
3.69
3.69
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12.
Goa
Goa
3.70
3.70
7.00
7.00
10.45
10.45
9.90
9.90
6.00
6.00
13.
Assam
Guwahati
3.04
3.04
3.30
3.30
7.44
7.44
8.78
8.78
3.20
3.19
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Arunachal
Pradesh
14.
Manipur
Aizawl
1.31
1.31
1.25
1.25
2.00
2.00
1.29
1.29
1.00
0.99
Mizoram
Tripura
15.
Rajasthan
Jaipur
7.40
7.40
7.53
7.53
10.28
10.28
12.75
12.75
7.20
7.15
Jodhpur
4.10
4.10
4.50
4.50
7.65
7.65
10.65
10.65
6.75
6.75
16.
Telangana
Hyderabad
2.80
2.80
7.00
6.80
15.50
15.50
14.38
14.38
4.80
4.77
17.
Andhra Pradesh
Amravati
4.57
4.57
5.75
5.75
11.60
11.60
14.70
14.70
6.50
6.50
18.
Bihar
Patna
1.23
1.23
3.35
3.35
9.00
9.00
16.00
16.00
5.33
5.33
19.
Jammu &
Kashmir (U.T)
Srinagar
0.80
0.80
2.55
2.55
6.11
6.03
7.17
7.17
3.65
3.64
20.
Ladakh (UT)
Mini Circle Leh
0.20
0.20
0.43
0.43
1.92
1.92
3.50
3.50
1.50
1.50
21.
Kerala
Thrissure
2.03
2.03
6.82
6.82
7.50
7.50
7.09
7.09
4.22
4.22
22.
Gujarat
Daman & Diu (UT)
Vadodara
6.35
6.35
8.00
8.00
11.00
11.00
12.00
12.00
4.50
4.50
Gujarat
Rajkot
0.99
0.99
2.50
2.50
3.09
3.09
2.50
2.50
2.00
2.00
23.
Uttarakhand
Dehradun
4.60
4.60
3.75
3.75
4.85
4.85
5.42
5.42
3.60
3.60
24.
Chhattisgarh
Raipur
2.89
2.89
4.78
4.78
7.50
7.50
5.94
5.94
5.13
5.13
25.
Jharkhand
Ranchi
0.88
0.88
1.18
1.16
2.00
2.00
2.15
2.15
1.25
1.25
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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